bastard copperleaf vs Citron Plume

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Hellinsia carphodactyla

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Citron Plume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Citron Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Acalypha	Hellinsia
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Hellinsia carphodactyla

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Citron Plume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Citron Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Citron Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Kazakhstan) and Europe (26 countries).

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Citron Plume

The Citron Plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla) is a species in the genus Hellinsia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.